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Best Wedding Bands of 2012

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So its that time again, a new year and time to get cracking on booking your wedding entertainment. We understand that looking for the perfect band for your day can’t always be the simplest of tasks. Not only do you have to think about the band, but also styles, set-lists etc. So we here at wedding-entertainment.ie have put together a list of the most popular wedding bands (and our personal favourites:)

1: The Swing Cats
The Swing Cats are a 5 piece Swing band with a difference. This band really know how to create a fun and energetic atmosphere in any room, with crowd involvement a major part of their performance. Covering all the swing classics, including modern hits such as Michael Buble, Paolo Nutini, Sam Sparro, this band really has something for everyone.

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Top Wedding Ideas for 2012

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A new year is upon us, and what an exciting year 2012 will be for those of you organizing your wedding day. There are several elements to consider in making your day as special as can be, and music and entertainment is a high priority. In order to help you really capture the elegance of your day we have developed our five top tips for 2012 into 2013 or 2014. Please feel free to add your comments and recommendations.

1: Wedding Bands
Picking the perfect wedding band for your day may seem quite daunting as there is so many genres and styles to choose from. The easiest way to choose is to go through a reputable agency which will provide you with all the professional advice you require. A quality agency will give you the opportunity to view bands before making any final decisions.

2: Interval Entertainment
Make your day stand out from the crowd with some quality interval entertainment. From Latin walkabout bands to dancers and fire performers, these acts always go down a storm and keep your guests entertained pre, during, and post dinner.
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5 Tips for Choosing the best entertainment

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Top 5 Tips for Choosing the best entertainment for your Wedding day.

Organizing your Wedding can sometimes be a daunting task, with so many different acts out there to choose from. Below are some of our top tips and ideas on booking quality entertainment for your day.

1: Wedding Bands
We have a wide range of wedding bands to keep your guests on the dance floor all night long. We specialise in Cover Bands, Tribute Acts, and some of Ireland’s top original artists. So whatever style of music or act you’re after, we have the perfect wedding band to suit you. some of our most popular bands include Radioshack, Jungle Boogie, The Swing Cats, Crosstown and The Sazzy Katz.

2: Drinks Reception Music
Drinks Reception Music can really ad to your day. Choose from a wide variety of music from Latin Music to Traditional Irish Music. (more…)

Church and Ceremony Music Ideas 2012

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Wedding Church music is a must for a beautiful and romantic wedding ceremony. We represent a wide range of fantastic ceremony musicians, with amazing classical string quartets, stunning soprano singers, genuine Spanish Guitarists and traditional Irish artists, and can offer church music to suit every taste and budget from €350 upwards.

Musicians will travel abroad or nationwide, so no matter where your ceremony or church is, we will come to you with the best Ireland has to offer in wedding church music.

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Cross Town Wedding Band

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Cross Town are a new live wedding band for hire made up of five accomplished and dynamic musicians.

A previous history with bands such as the Tom Jones Experience and Modern Gospel Ensemble, to various funk, pop, and soul bands regularly gigging around Dublin and nationwide (Fresh Injection, Blindside, Business As Usual, The Love Bullets, Seven Deadly Skins).

Eleanor even had the accolade of being involved with backing vocals for The Late Late Show and dance music recordings with top record labels such as Baroque Record label and Armada Records. With such a varied range of music styles covered Cross Town are a band for any occasion whether it be a wedding, corporate, pub or private function.

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The Swing Cats

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The Swing Cats are without doubt the first choice you must make if looking for an amazing Swing Band that deliver full dancefloors 100% of the time.

This is a  live Swing band with a difference; their set list is focused on classic uptempo hits from the swing dance era of the 1940’s and 1950’s and also modern day chart hits swing style!

Their 2 hours set list features tracks from artists such as Luis Prima {Jungle Book} Luis Jordan’s {Choo Choo Ch’Boogie} and Bobby Darin {Beyond the Sea}.

The Swing Cats are immersed in the music of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr and other such legends from the golden age of American big band swing music. They have also drawn on these icons as their main influences but have put quite their own unique contemporary twist on this music which has given them a unique brand of high energy swing dance music that gets all ages on the dance floor from the beginning until the end of any occasion.

Its simple they are they The Ultimate Rat Pack Wedding Band.